Word problems

Read each problem carefully and write the answer with its unit.

1. A school has 12 boys and 12 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

2. A school has 20 boys and 16 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

3. A car travels at 46 km per hour for 4 hours. How far does it travel in km?

4. The length of a rectangle is 26 cm and its breadth is 13 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

5. A shop had 108 marbles. It sold 32 in the morning and 12 in the evening. How many marbles are left?

6. A school has 27 boys and 6 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

7. There are 6 packets with 10 biscuits in each. 40 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

8. A pen costs Rs. 6 and a book costs Rs. 76. What is the cost of 6 pens and 3 books?

9. A car travels at 69 km per hour for 7 hours. How far does it travel in km?

10. A school has 16 boys and 18 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

11. A rectangular garden is 29 m long and 27 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

12. There are 6 packets with 6 biscuits in each. 4 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

13. A pen costs Rs. 14 and a book costs Rs. 42. What is the cost of 6 pens and 2 books?

14. A pen costs Rs. 8 and a book costs Rs. 65. What is the cost of 8 pens and 3 books?

15. Aarav buys 3 toys at Rs. 58 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

16. The length of a rectangle is 28 cm and its breadth is 4 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

17. A pen costs Rs. 16 and a book costs Rs. 46. What is the cost of 6 pens and 2 books?

18. A rectangular garden is 13 m long and 9 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

19. A school has 9 boys and 24 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

20. A shop had 194 books. It sold 30 in the morning and 40 in the evening. How many books are left?

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